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Bettendorf, IA vs Boulder, CO

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Highlights
- Boulder spends 19.6% more per student than Bettendorf.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.8% higher in Boulder than in Bettendorf. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Boulder had 0.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bettendorf
 Bettendorf, IABoulder, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,153$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,412  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,939$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.03  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6194573
 Students per Counselor375  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock25.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.0%1.5%
Reviews for Bettendorf    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

very low crime, great schools, housing costs-a decent house for family of 5 is around  More

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We are thinking of moving to the area (Iowa). I am an NC native, although we feel the need to move out due to huge influx of newcomers in this area from the northeast  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Bettendorf when our son was in elementary school based on favorable comments about the schools from several friends in similar stages in their lives. We  More

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Reviews for Boulder    55 Reviews

Outside of the university, Boulder had a very distinctive "wealthy hippy" feel. A lot of alternative medicine and a matching ethos. This is changing some among my  More

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We moved here from Texas about 4 years ago and love it here! The amazing sense of community and high regard for the environment are two of the main reasons we love  More

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Over 5 years ago

Most people do much worse than Boulder. I'm the most critical person I've ever met who is never happy or satisfied -- so that's a pretty huge compliment.   More

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